Currently, we have:
>>> [].append == [].append
False
However, with a Python class:
>>> class List(list):
... def append(self, x): super().append(x)
>>> List().append == List().append
True
In the former case, __self__ is compared using "is" and in the latter
case, it is compared using "==".
I think that comparing using "==" is the right thing to do because "is"
is really an implementation detail. Consider
>>> (10000).bit_length == (10000).bit_length
True
>>> (10000).bit_length == (10000+0).bit_length
False
I guess that's also the reason why CPython internally rarely uses "is"
for comparisons.
See also:
- https://bugs.python.org/issue1617161
- https://bugs.python.org/issue33925
Any opinions?
Jeroen.
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